Claim · #6493589
Dendroctonus (genus) · herbivory · Picea sitchensis
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“effective results against other bark beetles on felled Sitka spruce trees”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 503
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Dendroctonus spp. attacking Sitka spruce cambium is well-documented; pheromone-based IPM for bark beetles on felled timber is established practice consistent with the source quote.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Dendroctonus and related bark beetles are well-documented cambium feeders on Picea spp.; pheromone-based control on felled spruce is consistent with established IPM literature.”
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